In the market for the very best paint coating made for brick, Stucco, Efis, or masonry? Choosing Elastomeric paint is your best choice! Not to mention your Stucco will like it also! Below will describe the top manufacture also being first in the United States! Drum-roll Please!
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Choosing Elastomeric Paint is Your Best Choice
When choosing the paint for your Stucco, don't even consider nothing else than Elastomeric coating, being the best, second to none. All other products are made for different substrates, just as Elastomeric is made for Efis, Stucco, Brick, and masonry. Allow it to breath, but sealing out the moisture, which the number one reason paint can fail over time. Therefore, once you use the best Elastomeric made, you can just paint, and forget about it.
Elastomeric Paints First Made for Stucco Homes in Florida
The Elastomeric Paint Coating was originally developed, tested in the Florida market back in the 90's as a possible answer to weatherproofing, sealing, bridging the cracks and crevices of Stucco in the entire Florida area, having so many homes having Efis or Stucco.
The need came out loud and clear as homeowners were having issues with mildew and bacteria building up inside these particular substrates from wind driven rain. Sherwin-Williams saw the opportunity saving so many exteriors there, it sold like hotcakes! It wasn't long before it was made available across the country, having the first Elastomeric Conflex™ high build paint coating was just the answer!
Stucco Homes Across The Country Enjoying Same Benefits
Not long after testing the Florida market, Conflex™ was rolled out to the rest of America, all homeowners were enjoying the benefits using this product. What makes this so unique, and beneficial? Well, not only does it have the elasticity as the name implies, but it looks just like your Stucco, after being painted, having a Flat paint sheen. Therefore, Stucco homes built in California, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, states across the South & East all enjoy the extreme benefits this product offers, as well.
Don't Screw Up Your Stucco
The worst thing you can do is put the wrong protective paint coating on your revered Efis or Stucco exterior surface, as this will undoubtedly screw it up royally. Have you ever stepped in a hotel room, seeing shinny walls and ceilings, feeling like your industrial setting? I know I have, not making a habit of this by no means.
Now if the walls and ceilings where in a different paint finish, it wouldn't be so bad. Knowing why they had Semi-gloss everywhere is to be able to scrub down surfaces repeatedly. Same goes for your Stucco! You put a Satin Super Paint, or a BEHR Ultra Satin exterior paint on it, and you might as well kiss that natural stone look goodbye!
Not only does putting a Satin sheen on a natural stone Efis or Stucco look screw it up, but more problems underneath. A 100% Solid Acrylic is not tested having the elasticity, the elongation, tensile strength as Elastomeric paints have, and therefore not lasting near as long. Oh, you say, 'We'll just put a Flat 100% Solid Acrylic on there, being much cheaper'. Sorry to disappoint you, but again, it will not last near as long either, as it's not made for masonry. Sure, it'll look similar, but come back to me in say 5 years, and see what your Stucco looks like!
Understanding Why Elastomeric Stucco Paint is Best
Understanding why Elastomeric Stucco paint is best is looking into the term itself. Elastomeric term is derived from Elastic, having characteristics that of rubber. Knowing how paint ages ties into this being the utmost importance. When you apply a paint coating, specially latex, of course it dries to touch. Moving from that point forward, a protective coating continues to dry, becoming harder, and more brittle. Just as this is happening, all paints fade from the Sun's rays. Some paints and colors fade much more than others, however all paints fade to some degree.
As the paint fades, it becomes brittler and brittler. With any movement of your siding, settling, wind, and rain, all effects this continuing. The longer your paint stays supple, and elastic, the lower the risk it will crack, and peel. Elastomeric paint was developed to keep it's elasticity much longer than typical exterior paints. Elastomeric paint bridges the gaps of tiny cracks that may be present, sealing forever, weatherproofing your expensive Stucco and Efis siding from that point going onward, which is another reason why this is best for your Stucco, keeping it's elasticity much longer than conventional exterior paints.
Therefore, best advise I can give is don't scrimp on the product type. Use Elastomeric which was developed and made exactly for your Stucco surface, as you'll never regret it in the long run.
Best Stucco Paint Available Made By Sherwin-Williams!
Having researched this over the years, there is three criteria for examining them. Unfortunately, most paint manufactures leave one off now, only having two. Used to be Elasticity, Elongation, and Tensile Strength, in that order. Now however, Elasticity is being left off of Material Data Sheets with everyone, and do not know the reason, except the last two are the most important. Out of the two Elongation, and Tensile Strength, Elongation is what I look at having the most benefit.
- Elasticity
- Elongation
- Tensile Strength
When all other competition has Elongation nearly 1/3 less, it makes me wonder. So, without compromising integrity, we always use Sherwin-Williams Conflex™, knowing they are the founders of such product, having done more R&D on this product, spending millions each year in their labs on the subject. Sure you might find a cheaper Elastomeric paint, but having the oldest paint company in North America standing behind you, says a lot as well.
Before resting my case, hope you enjoyed reading our choice of Best Elastomeric paint, made for Stucco. Knowing if your a homeowner, I would not settle for nothing less.
If your a painting contractor, like myself, using a premium product will make your job go that much more easily, giving your client what they expected, for a refined, and professional Stucco paint finish.
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Having a paint sprayer when painting the outside of your stucco home can save a ton of time and can actually make the job look a lot better in the end because of how quickly it goes on and the manner in which it is applied. I wanted to find what I would consider to be some of the best paint sprayers for stucco siding and really geared this article more towards DIYers and homeowners as opposed to professionals.
I took into consideration the fact that stucco sucks up paint very quickly so I needed to look at machines that could pump out enough paint in a short amount of time to cover the wall, were reasonably priced and would last a while. After much research I came up with these four paint sprayers, let me know what you think in the comments below. Thanks!
The Graco Magnum 257025 is one of the most affordable sprayers out there and can't handle a ton of material but is suited for 50 gallons or less, annually (according to the manufacturer).
This sprayer was under $200 at the time and had a lot of features that would make it one of the more popular choices for avid DIY'ers. You can pump out of 1 or 5 gallon containers, it is easy to clean (hose hookup built in) an adjustment dial for pressure and included hoses and a tip.
Keep in mind that this is a smaller paint sprayer and it will not tackle a lot of material. This is a cost-effective and base model that will handle some of your most basic painting needs and there is nothing at all special about the unit. It is a great price and had spectacular reviews from many different retailers, in fact there were over 800 reviews in total and had a very respectable overall average as well.
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The Graco X7 is a little bit larger than the previous model and can handle much more volume as well.
This has all of the unique features that a Graco sprayer would have like a hose hookup for cleanout, all the required parts included (hoses, nozzle, tip, etc) and is made to accommodate up to 125 gallons of paint per year, according to Graco. This is usually a pretty good amount for most people and would suit 90% of homeowner's needs.
The price was quite a bit more than the first model we looked at and it came in at a little more than $300 at the time but is worth the extra capacity and output, in my opinion. This is also a much taller model that will accomodate 5 gallon buckets much easier than a lowboy type of model would but it will pump out of 1 gallon containers too! All-in-all, not a bad price for a more 'upgraded' unit.
The HomeRight 2800 was a good sprayer that seemed to have a more feature rich landscape that some of the more expensive sprayers had but for a lot less money.
This sprayer was around two hundred and fifty bucks at the time and had a decent amount of positive feedback from people (nearly 90) and a very impressive overall rating.
This came with a wide range of things, a 25 foot hose, which is a little shy of the standard 50' but not a deal-breaker, a 515 spray tip (reversible) and a pretty decent 2 year warranty.
The Titan XT250 didn't have as much feedback as some of the other models but the rest of the sprayers they make have plenty and people seem to really like the quality and performance.
This is a more compact unit and can accommodate up to 50' of hose which suits most people's needs but it only comes with 25' of hose so you will have to buy an additional 25' if you want the full capacity.
It was a little more than some of the other models (around the $350 mark at the time) and that's why it was at the end of the list but still a worth competitor. A couple of people noted that cleaning the machine afterwards was a process but I am unsure if they were inexperienced with airless sprayers or if they were comparing it to some other model they have previously used.
How Do I Choose A Paint Sprayer?
What you really should be looking at are two different things and that is: price and quality of the internal components.
Price: Price is pretty self-explanatory and is a huge determining factor for most people but I would recommend going with a paint sprayer in the $200-$300 range, if you are a homeowner and just want a decent unit that will work well and will be pretty reliable if maintained properly.
Quality: The quality of the internal components really is just another way of saying how much volume can the paint sprayer handle on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. Different paint sprayer are going to have different pumps, motors, hoses, etc. that directly correspond to how long they're going to last and how much volume they can pump through them before having to replace one or more of the internal components. This is directly related to price, of course and in general the less money you pay for a sprayer, the less paint it is going to be able to pump through it.
How Much Use Are You Going To Get Out Of It
The main difference between different paint sprayers really comes down to how often you're going to use it. If you are a painting contractor you are probably going to be spraying anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 gallons or more per year, so you would need a sprayer that could handle that amount of volume every single year. You will probably end up pain anywhere from $1000-$5000 for a decent paint sprayer that can handle that much material.
If you are a homeowner and only plan on pumping 20 to 100 gallons of paint per year, which is very uncommon and usually looks more like every 2 to 5 years then you will want a paint sprayer that is much less expensive than one that a contractor would be looking at and something that would not need to be as heavy duty as far as the pump and other components are concerned.
Is Your Stucco Smooth Or Rough?
The type of paint sprayer doesn't really matter when looking at whether you're stucco is a smooth or a rough type of finish, the only thing that really matters is that you will need to back-roll rougher textures using a roller, in addition to spraying the wall, in order to fill in all of the low spots that come with the rougher stucco texture.
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It would be better to get a little bit better unit if you have a rougher texture because you will need to spray on the paint a little bit heavy in order to get enough material on the wall to cover all of the high and low points in the rough stucco. Since it will require a little bit more material than a smooth type of finish I would recommend going with a mid grade paint sprayer and maybe even look at a higher and one if you think you'll be using it more than just for your stucco siding.
What I Noticed About Pricing...
Most of the lower and paint sprayers ranged in price from about $100 all the way up to about $300 in price but are very efficient nowadays and not at all cheap, even though they are more affordable than some of the other units. They have awesome capabilities that will tackle most homeowners needs and can pump out enough volume to paint any stucco wall, for the most part.
Mid-range paint sprayers were around the $300 price range all the way up to $1000 and these had more pressure, which enabled you to connect longer hoses and they had a much higher volume of paint that they could spray annually, typically a little bit more than the average homeowner would need to spray in a year.
The higher and paint sprayers are basically heavy-duty industrial types of machines that will last many years and can pump out insane amounts of paint in a years time. These also have some of the largest total length of hose that can be connected, some models spec up to 300 feet or more of hose.
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A Helpful Calculation For An Average House & Paint Quantity:
To make things a little bit easier you can actually measure the exterior surfaces of your house, including the stucco surfaces and any other surfaces that you may want to paint and buy a recommended paint sprayer according to how much square footage you need.
For this example let's use a typical house that has 3000 ft.² of paintable surface area and plug-in in average number of square footage that 1 gallon of paint will usually cover (excluding elastomeric type of coatings). We will assume that paint will yield 150 ft.² per gallon, on average even though stucco will usually suck up a lot more if it has never been painted but for the sake of this example we will just keep it at 150 ft.² per gallon.
That means you would need approximately 20 gallons of paint to paint 3000 ft.² of surface area. Keep in mind that these are conservative numbers and you may want to get a paint sprayer that has doubled this capacity just in case you take on an additional project or more surface area than you originally calculated.
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Hose Length And Pressure Produced:
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Most standard paint sprayers come with about 50 feet of hose, no matter what type of model you get. Something to keep in mind is that you usually some of the mid range and higher end models can actually use longer hoses (bought separately) because of the amount of pressure that they can deliver. These units are typically around the $400-$600 range for the mid grade type of sprayers and $1000-$5000 for the higher-end models.